Please join the AFA for the latest panel in their exciting ArtViews
series, lively discussions on a variety of critical issues in the museum world.
The discussion will be moderated by Maxwell
L. Anderson, the Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum
of Art and an AFA trustee, who also moderated last fall’s sold-out ArtViews
panel, "Art Museum Funding at the Crossroads.”

Mr. Anderson will lead four distinguished panelists in what promises to be a
wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion about the pros and cons of
blockbuster exhibitions and the impact they have on the museums that present
them. Among the topics under discussion will be the true costs of such
exhibitions and how they are calculated and reported; the connection between "hit
shows” and museum membership; the effect of large loan exhibitions on
traditional relationships among museums; the educational value of crowd-pleasing
shows for the general public; and the blockbuster’s ongoing viability,
especially in financially troubled times.

"Art Museum Blockbusters: Myths, Facts,
and Their Future”is organized by the American Federation of Arts
in association with the Arts and Business Council of New York and the Association
of Art Museum Directors. The AFA is grateful to Sotheby’s for generous sponsorship
of this program.

Admission is $20; $15 for AFA, ABC/NY, and AAMD members and
students with valid identification. Seating is limited and reservations are
required. To purchase tickets online, click here,
or to order by phone, please call 212.988.7700 ext. 210.

The AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS
(AFA) is a nonprofit institution that organizes art exhibitions for
presentation in museums around the world, publishes exhibition catalogues, and
develops education programs. For more information, visit www.afaweb.org.

The ARTS AND BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NEW
YORK (ABC/NY)is a nonprofit arts service
organization that works to develop more creative partnerships between the arts
and business communities in New York, enhancing the business skills of the arts
sector and the creative engagement of the business sector. This is achieved
through programming in volunteer development, leadership development, and
professional development. For more information, visit www.artsandbusiness-ny.org.

The ASSOCIATION OF ART
MUSEUM DIRECTORS (AAMD) promotes the vital role of art museums
throughout North America and advances the profession by cultivating leadership
and communicating standards of excellence in museum practice. For more
information, visit www.aamd.org.